ALCOHOLOMETER | • alcoholometer n. A specialized form of hydrometer used to measure the amount of alcohol in a liquid (such as beer). • ALCOHOLOMETER n. an instrument for measuring the proportion of alcohol in solutions. |
GEOTECHNOLOGY | • geotechnology n. Geotechnical work. • GEOTECHNOLOGY n. the application of science and technology to the extraction and use of the earth's natural resources. |
GERONTOPHOBES | • gerontophobes n. Plural of gerontophobe. • GERONTOPHOBE n. one with a morbid fear of old age. |
HETEROSPOROUS | • heterosporous adj. (Botany, of an organism) Producing both male and female gametophytes. • HETEROSPOROUS adj. producing two different sizes or kinds of spores. |
HOMEOTELEUTON | • homeoteleuton n. The repetition of endings in words; near rhyme. • homeoteleuton n. The accidental omission, when copying a text, of a passage between repeated words or phrases, as the… • HOMEOTELEUTON n. the use or occurrence of similar endings. |
HOMEOTHERMOUS | • HOMEOTHERMOUS adj. keeping the same temperature, warm-blooded. |
HOMOEOPATHIES | • HOMOEOPATHY n. the use of minute quantities of medications that in large amounts, produce symptoms like those of the disease being treated, also HOMEOPATHY. |
HOMOEOTHERMAL | • homoeothermal adj. Alternative form of homoiothermal. • homœothermal adj. Obsolete form of homoiothermal. • HOMOEOTHERMAL adj. keeping the same temperature, warm-blooded, also HOMEOTHERMAL, HOMOEOTHERMIC, HOMOEOTHERMOUS, HOMOIOTHERMAL, HOMOTHERMAL, HOMOTHERMIC. |
HOMOEOTHERMIC | • homoeothermic adj. Alternative form of homeothermic. • homœothermic adj. Obsolete form of homeothermic. • HOMOEOTHERMIC adj. keeping the same temperature, warm-blooded, also HOMEOTHERMAL, HOMOEOTHERMAL, HOMOEOTHERMOUS, HOMOIOTHERMAL, HOMOTHERMAL, HOMOTHERMIC. |
IONTOPHORESES | • iontophoreses n. Plural of iontophoresis. • IONTOPHORESIS n. the introduction of an ionized substance, such as a drug, through intact skin by the application of a direct electric current. |
METHODOLOGIES | • methodologies n. Plural of methodology. • METHODOLOGY n. a body of methods employed by a discipline. |
MONOTELEPHONE | • monotelephone n. (Historical) An early telephonic device that transmits only one specific tone. • MONOTELEPHONE n. a telephone that transmits sounds of one pitch only. |
NEUROETHOLOGY | • neuroethology n. The study of animal behavior and its underlying control by the nervous system. • NEUROETHOLOGY n. the description of features of animal behaviour in terms of the mechanisms of the nervous system. |
ORTHOPYROXENE | • orthopyroxene n. (Mineralogy) Any pyroxene that forms orthorhombic crystals. • ORTHOPYROXENE n. a member of the pyroxene group of minerals having an orthorhombic crystal structure, such as enstatite and hypersthene. |
PHOTODETECTOR | • photodetector n. Any device used to detect electromagnetic radiation. • PHOTODETECTOR n. any of various devices for detecting and measuring the intensity of radiant energy through photoelectric action. |
PHOTOELECTRON | • photoelectron n. (Physics) An electron ejected from the surface of a material by the photoelectric effect. • PHOTOELECTRON n. an electron released from a surface by a photon. |
PHOTOPHORESES | • PHOTOPHORESIS n. migration of suspended particles under the influence of light. |
PHOTORECEPTOR | • photoreceptor n. (Biology) A specialized neuron or other structure able to detect and react to light. • PHOTORECEPTOR n. a receptor for light stimuli. |
THEOLOGOUMENA | • theologoumena n. Plural of theologoumenon. • THEOLOGOUMENON n. theological statement as opposed to divine one. |
TOOTHSOMENESS | • toothsomeness n. The state or condition of being toothsome. • TOOTHSOMENESS n. the state of being toothsome. |